by SrDeniseSickinger | Dec 26, 2021 | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Past Pupils, Salesian Family, Salesian Family Gatherings, Salesian Past Pupils
22 December 2021 (ANS – New York) – The Di BOSCo Coffee Salesian Family Gathering took place last Saturday, 11 December at Mary Help of Christians Academy in North Haledon, New Jersey (USA) from 2:30 – 4:00 PM. It was a great opportunity to meet Mr Peter Kovac, Don Bosco Past Pupil from Slovakia and Co-Founder of Di BOSCo Coffee, and get him to tell the Di BOSCo story. Fr Tom Dunne, SDB with Sr Denise Sickinger, FMA and other animators of the Salesian Family in SUE province were present at the event. DI BOSCo is a company made up of Don Bosco Past Pupils network – coffee growers, processors, retailers, distributors and coffee shop owners. Started with an inspiration during the Don Bosco Past Pupils World Congress by Thai Past Pupils (Chiang Mai) who brought their coffee to Rome. The coming of Mr Peter to New York is an attempt to open the very first warehouse and coffee shop in the USA (Paterson – New Jersey). For the participants it was rather pleasant and surprising invitation to get involved in something bigger than the ‘market’. The event held in North Haledon was free and conducted in the spirit of...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Dec 21, 2021 | a current event, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Missions, Outreach, Past Pupils, Salesian Family Gatherings, Salesian Past Pupils, Social Commitment
By Mr Peter Kovac, DBPP General Secretary – Don Bosco World Confederation Slovakia – USA, 21-12-21 — The Di BOSCo Coffee Salesian Family Gathering took place last Saturday, 11 December at Mary Help of Christians Academy in North Haledon, New Jersey (USA) from 2:30 – 4:00 PM. It was a great opportunity to meet Mr Peter Kovac, Don Bosco Past Pupil from Slovakia and Co-Founder of Di BOSCo Coffee, and get him to tell the Di BOSCo story. The event was free and conducted in the spirit of Don Bosco’s Oratory and everyone, especially families with children and students, were welcome! All felt at home in this Salesian atmosphere of faith, fun, friends, and delicious snacks: coffee, chocolate, and cookies galore! Fr Tom Dunne, SDB with Sr Denise Sickinger, FMA and other animators of the Salesian Family in SUE province were present at the event (photo). DI BOSCo is a company made up of Don Bosco Past Pupils network – coffee growers, processors, retailers, distributors and coffee shop owners. Started with an inspiration during the Don Bosco Past Pupils World Congress by Thai Past Pupils (Chiang Mai) who brought their coffee to Rome. The...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Oct 26, 2021 | Anniversary Celebrations, Past Pupils, Salesian Saints, Salesian Sisters, Salesian Spirituality
Friday 22 October is the 26th death anniversary of venerable Maria Cristina Cella Mocellin, wife and mother of a family, Past pupil of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. On this occasion, the “Holy Family” parish community of Cinisello Balsamo (Milano), her hometown, and the parish community of San Nazario, Valbrenta (VI), where she settled down after her wedding, will celebrate Mass in their respective centers to pray in remembrance of the Venerable. The whole Salesian Family has reason to celebrate her memory with gratitude. Maria Cristina, in fact, offers a model of Christian life of undoubted relevance: as a young woman she knew how to fully live the time given to her (she died on 22 October 1995, at just 26 years of age). As a mother she prioritized her baby she carried in her womb even at the cost of her own life; as a Past Pupil of the school of the FMA “Maria Ausiliatrice” of Cusano Milanino, she lived a truly spiritual life, made up of intense prayer, dedication to her duties and offering her sufferings in joyful testimony. More information is available on the website of the “Amici di Maria Cristina – ONLUS” Association...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Oct 7, 2021 | a current event, Accompaniment, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Events / Calendar, Past Pupils
By ‘Exallievi Newsflash’ no. 43 World Confederation of Past Pupils of DB, 5 October 2021 — The upcoming General Assembly of the Past Pupils of Don Bosco has been called for 26-28 November 2021 (online) by their President Mr Michal Hort. The three-day program is available online and includes reports from the 4 regions (continents) of the World Confederation as well the elections of their leadership (World Presidency) in accordance with their Statutes (ed. 2015). In the recent ‘Exallievi Newsflash n. 43, published in 5 languages, Michal Hort shares his final greeting before the GA: “Allow me to talk to you through this editorial for the last time before the General Assembly 2021. At the end of November, we will meet in online space for the first time for the format of the most important meeting of our movement – the General Assembly. It is the time for reflection, reports, updates, elections, and changes for the future. I invite you here one more time from the bottom of my heart to participate, to join all our brother and sister Past Pupils of Don Bosco from the whole world...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Jul 27, 2021 | Accompaniment, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Alumni, Anniversary Celebrations, Events / Calendar, Past Pupils, Salesian Family, Salesian Past Pupils
Interview with Mr Michal Hort, Past Pupil of Don Bosco President of the World Confederation (2015-2021) Slovakia, 11 June 2021 — The interview below was actually conducted in May, but given the upcoming Regional online meeting of the Past Pupils of Don Bosco this month, now is an appropriate time to publish it. Can you share briefly about your life journey with Don Bosco, your job and family? My name is Michal Hort, I am 43 years old and married. With my wife Martina we have 3 kids: Therese, Philip and Matthew, who are 10, 8 ad 4 years old respectively. I am an entrepreneur, with a consultancy company in the sector of EU funding. My company currently has 10 employees and we help our clients to get grants for their development and investment projects. I grew up in a family of 5 children (being the oldest), where both my parents are past pupils of Don Bosco. My father always taught me to help the Salesians. I studied at the Salesian high school in Sastin (Slovakia) and then at the Bologna University (Italy). So, I have been raised...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Jul 8, 2021 | a current event, Accompaniment, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Past Pupils, Salesian Past Pupils
24 June 2021 (ANS – Rome) – The Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, sent a message of thanks and encouragement to the Past Pupils who tomorrow and the day after (June 25-26) will participate, in digital mode, in the XII Congress of the Past Pupils of Don Bosco of the Asia and Oceania Region. “We must be moved by hope in all possible senses of this sentence,” he says. Below is the text of his message. My dear friends, Past Pupils of Don Bosco from the South Asia/East Asia-Oceania Region who are now celebrating the 12th International Congress involving the 28 nations of that part of the world, of the Salesian world. I am very happy to greet you and be with you in this way since any other way would not be possible today, and I really feel very happy, and especially thankful. Thanks to all of you because, believe me, what you are doing is so very important. Thanks means thanking all the leadership, thanking all of you involved in carrying forward your (local) Past Pupil Associations, because it means you have discovered the great value these have for the Salesian...
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